Exhibit 99.2

Contacts:       For Media:      John Calagna
                                212-578-6252
                                jcalagna@metlife.com


                For Investors:  Kevin Helmintoller
                                212-578-5140
                                helmintoller@metlife.com


                    METLIFE ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PLANS


NEW YORK, November 17, 2003 -MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) today announced that it
intends to resume its common stock repurchase activity under its existing $1
billion share repurchase program, of which $806 million remains.


The company's repurchase authorization permits repurchases from the MetLife
Policyholder Trust, in the open market and through privately negotiated
transactions.  The timing of all repurchases will be dependent upon several
factors, including the company's capital position, general market conditions, a
determination that the repurchase would not adversely affect the company's
credit or financial strength ratings, the price of the company's common stock
and other corporate considerations.  The company's stock repurchase program may
be modified, extended or terminated by its board of directors at any time.


MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of
insurance and other financial services to individual and institutional
customers.  The MetLife companies serve approximately 12 million individuals in
the U.S. and provide benefits to 37 million employees and family members through
their plan sponsors.  Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have insurance
operations in 12 countries serving approximately 8 million customers.


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This release contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements relating to trends in the company's operations and
financial results and the business and the products of the company and its
subsidiaries, as well as other statements including words such as "anticipate,"
"believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and other similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are made based upon management's current expectations
and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the
company. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance.


Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking
statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to
the following: (i) changes in general economic conditions, including the
performance of financial markets and interest rates; (ii) heightened
competition, including with respect to pricing, entry of new competitors and the






development of new products by new and existing competitors; (iii) unanticipated
changes in industry trends; (iv) the company's primary reliance, as a holding
company, on dividends from its subsidiaries to meet debt payment obligations and
the applicable regulatory restrictions on the ability of the subsidiaries to pay
such dividends; (v) deterioration in the experience of the "closed block"
established in connection with the reorganization of Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company; (vi) catastrophe losses; (vii) adverse results from litigation,
arbitration or regulatory investigations; (viii) regulatory, accounting or tax
changes that may affect the cost of, or demand for, the company's products or
services; (ix) downgrades in the company's and its affiliates' claims paying
ability, financial strength or debt ratings; (x) changes in rating agency
policies or practices; (xi) discrepancies between actual claims experience and
assumptions used in setting prices for the company's products and establishing
the liabilities for the company's obligations for future policy benefits and
claims; (xii) discrepancies between actual experience and assumptions used in
establishing liabilities related to other contingencies or obligations; (xiii)
the effects of business disruption or economic contraction due to terrorism or
other hostilities; and (xiv) other risks and uncertainties described from time
to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its S-1 and S-3 registration statements. The company specifically
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.